"Key West" (1993) TV series

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Creator:

David Beaird

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

19 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Short-lived FOX television comedy set in Key West, Florida. Seamus O'Neill is a Hemingway wannabe who...

Plot Keywords:

Key West Florida | Florida | Florida Keys | Author

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Fisher Stevens	...	Seamus O'Neill (13 episodes, 1993)
Denise Crosby	...	Chaucy Caldwell (13 episodes, 1993)
Lara Piper	...	Rikki (13 episodes, 1993)
Brian Thompson	...	Sherriff Cody Jeremiah Johnson / ... (13 episodes, 1993)
Leland Crooke	...	Paul 'Gumbo' Beausoleil (13 episodes, 1993)
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson	...	Abednigo 'JoJo' Nabuli / ... (13 episodes, 1993)
Geno Silva	...	Hector Allegria (13 episodes, 1993)
Ivory Ocean	...	Roosevelt 'King' Cole / ... (13 episodes, 1993)
Jennifer Tilly	...	Savannah Sumner / ... (13 episodes, 1993)
Kim Myers	...	Dr. Reilly Clarke / ... (12 episodes, 1993)
Michael Covert	...	Hunter Fisher (12 episodes, 1993)
Jennifer Barlow	...	Flame (10 episodes, 1993)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Key Biscayne, Florida, USA

Company:

Stonehenge Productions

Trivia:

The show's creators were forced to change the direction of the show. Originally Seamus was supposed to stay a millionaire, and the show would center around his attempts to become a writer.

Not Mindless Pap

Which is, unfortunately, mostly what succeeds on TV these days. Shows such as Key West are just too intelligent, and go over the head of Average Joe TV Viewer (or Average Joe TV Executive). With all the proliferation and specialization of TV channels these days, maybe some day we can have an "Intelligent TV Channel" where shows like these can flourish and those too dim to "get it" can just remove it from their channel rotation.

Key West was smart, funny and *very* quirky. No fart jokes or pratfalls, which is probably why it didn't succeed; just a continuous, surreal humor. I didn't even mind that it starred the despicable Denise Crosby. It seemed fitting that she should not only end up in this loony bin, but be in charge of it.

Any TV producers out there reading this -- there's an idea for you. Create an "Intelligent TV Channel", and give us shows like this, or Max Headroom, Brimstone, Cupid, etc. You could even call it that, as a dig at the mindless drivel that pours off the screen most of the time.